Trojans have not lost to South Alabama since 2017
Troy cornerback Tye Pouncey with the "Battle for the Belt" trophy after the Trojans' 10-6 win in Mobile last season. Troy has beaten South Alabama five consecutive years. Troy head football coach Jon Sumrall was still an assistant in 2017, the last time the Trojans lost to South Alabama.
“It’s a rivalry game, and it is a big game to a lot of people — rivalries matter,” said Sumrall, in his second season as Troy’s head coach after a stint as an assistant under Neal Brown from 2015-17. “Rivalries makes college football fun and add a lot of value to the fans and the game. And then, I don’t care who we’re playing — I hate losing. … I’ve got a lot of respect for this group. I think this is maybe the most-talented team we’re going to play all year athletically.
“It’s huge, it’s huge,” linebacker Jordan Stringer said. “It just goes back to the work we put in together and to get rewarded, but also, we love winning — that’s all it really comes down to. Yeah, we’re playing for the belt, but it’s also just another ‘W’ that we want. So that makes the ‘Belt’ even more important.”
Though Troy’s Kimani Vidal ranks third in the country in rushing at 994 yards this season, Texas State limited him to 43 yards on 18 carries. Vidal not only needs six yards for 1,000 this season; he needs 99 to become the Trojans’ all-time leading rusher.
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